Mt. Everest Climbing Records

Event	Type	Record Holder	Time	Date	Notes	Full Results
Mt. Everest - South Col Route (regular route)	solo - with oxygen	Pempa Dorji Sherpa	8h10m	5/04	431 vertical metres/hour
Mt. Everest - South Col Route (regular route)	solo - with oxygen	Lakba Gelu Sherpa	10h56m	5/26/03	According to Outside Online this guy is "world renowned." I'd loved to hear more about his exploits. Used bottled oxygen above the South Col.	Reference: Outside Online From Basecamp at 17,388 feet to the summit at 29,035 feet.
Mt. Everest - South Col Route (regular route)	solo - with oxygen	Sherpa Pemba Dorjie	12h45m	5/23/03	Used bottled oxygen above the South Col.	Reference: Sports Illustrated, June 2, 2003. Also Outside Online
Mt. Everest - South Col Route (regular route)	solo - without oxygen	Babu Chiri Sherpa	16h56m	5/21/2000	Supported, as he slept in a pre-stocked tent on the way down. This is nearly 12,000 vertical feet from Basecamp at 17,388 feet to the 29,035-foot summit.	previous record
Mt. Everest - South Col Route (regular route)	solo - without oxygen	Kagzi Sherpa	20h24m	10/17/98	All these ascents are supported by tents, fixed lines, etc.	previous record
Mt. Everest - South Col Route (regular route)	solo - without oxygen	Marc Batard	22h30m	1988	All these ascents are supported by tents, fixed lines, etc.	previous record
Mt. Everest - North Ridge Route	solo - without oxygen	Hans Kammerlander	16h45m	5/24/96	This is faster than the South side and a more difficult route. The total vertical is less, though. I think basecamp on the North Side is around 20,000 feet. Not sure of what support he got. I think he skied down as well, but couldn't have carried skis this fast. Could he?
Mt. Everest	descent	Jean-Marc Boivin	11m	1988	Flew a paraglider off the summit and arrived back in basecamp 11 minutes later. This 12,000 feet of descending, so he came down at a rate of over 1,000 feet per minute.